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2014 Map of Hamlin

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Hamlin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Hamlin serves as the focal point of this 2014 survey, situated along the winding course of the Mud River in the heart of Lincoln County. The town is paired with New Hamlin and several outlying rural settlements including Bowles, Nye, and Sweetland, which are connected by a network of state routes like WV-34 and numerous county roads. The landscape is defined by its deep drainage patterns, where local life follows hollows such as Wolfpen Hollow and Buckeye Hollow, and smaller waterways like Trace Fork Mud River and Big Creek.

Genealogists will find a wealth of family history sites across this terrain, from the Lincoln Memorial Cem in town to smaller hillside plots like Roberts Cem, Sycamore Cem, and Harveys Creek Cem. The transition from rural homesteads to modern infrastructure is marked by the presence of Crazy Horse Airport nestled near Panther Lick. This map documents a region where community identity remains tied to the narrow valleys and the specific family-named landmarks that have anchored these West Virginia hills for generations.